1 Samuel 9 - Bíblia Online

Cis era um homem rico e influente da tribo de Benjamim. Era filho de Abiel, neto de Zeror e bisneto de Becorate e ainda trineto de Afias. Tinha um filho, Saul, que era o moço mais bem parecido que havia em Israel. Em altura, ultrapassava acima dos ombros fosse quem fosse de entre os seus concidadãos. 
Um dia aconteceu que os jumentos de Cis se extraviaram; então mandou Saul com um criado à procura deles. Percorreram toda a zona das colinas de Efraim, mais a terra de Salisa, e ainda a área de Saalim, assim como todo o território de Benjamim, mas não os encontraram. Finalmente, depois de os terem procurado na terra de Zufe, Saul disse para o criado: Vamos embora; a esta hora meu pai deve estar mais preocupado connosco do que com os jumentos! 
Mas o moço respondeu-lhe: Eu pensei numa coisa! Há um profeta que vive aqui nesta terra; é tido em grande consideração por todo o povo, porque tudo quanto diz é verdade; vamos ter com ele, talvez possa indicar-nos alguma pista para encontrarmos os animais. 
Mas é que não temos aqui nada com que lhe pagar, replicou Saul. Até a comida que trazíamos se acabou já; não temos mais nada. 
Bom, eu tenho aqui uma moeda de prata; podemos ao menos oferecer-lhe isto, e logo se vê o que acontece. 
Está bem, concordou Saul, vamos tentar. E dirigiram-se para a povoação onde vivia o profeta. Enquanto subiam a encosta em direcção à localidade, viram umas raparigas que saíam da povoação à procura de água, e perguntaram-lhe se o vidente estava na cidade. (Naqueles dias os profetas eram chamados videntes. As pessoas diziam que iam consultar o vidente, e não consultar o profeta, como dizemos hoje.) 
Sim, responderam elas, vão sempre por esse caminho, porque vai direito à casa dele. Ele mora mesmo da parte de dentro da entrada da povoação. Acabou agora mesmo de chegar de fora e tem de estar presente num sacrifício público, no alto da colina. Por isso despachem-se porque deve estar mesmo a sair de casa; os convidados habitualmente não começam a comer sem que ele chegue e abençoe os alimentos. 
Entraram na cidade e, ao passarem a entrada, viram precisamente Samuel que saía para ir ao alto da colina. 
Samuel aliás estava prevenido. O Senhor tinha dito no dia anterior: 
Amanhã, por esta altura, vou-te mandar um homem da terra de Benjamim. Deverás ungi-lo como chefe do meu povo. Ele livrá-lo-á dos filisteus. Olhei para o meu povo com misericórdia, e ouvi o seu choro. 
Quando Samuel viu Saul, o Senhor disse-lhe: É este o homem de quem te falei! Ele regerá o meu povo. 
Nesse preciso momento Saul aproximou-se de Samuel e perguntou-lhe: Diz-me por favor onde é a casa do vidente. 
Sou eu o vidente, replicou Samuel. Sobe a colina à minha frente e comeremos juntos; amanhã dir-te-ei o que pretendes saber e poderás ir-te embora. Entretanto não te preocupes mais com os jumentos que se perderam há já três dias, porque já foram achados. De qualquer maneira, és tu que tens na mão os destinos de Israel, a partir de agora! 
Perdão, senhor, replicou Saul. Eu sou da tribo de Benjamim, a mais pequena de Israel, e a minha família é a menos importante de todas as tribos. Deves ter-te enganado! 
Contudo Samuel levou Saul e o moço para a sala do banquete e fê-los sentarem-se à cabeceira da mesa, dando-lhe um lugar de honra acima dos outros trinta convidados especiais. 
Samuel entretanto tinha já dado ordens ao cozinheiro para reservar o melhor pedaço da carne, destinada ao convidado de honra. 
O cozinheiro trouxe-a então e pô-la diante de Saul. Vá, come, disse-lhe Samuel, foi para ti que a mandei reservar, mesmo antes de ter convidado estes outros. Saul comeu na companhia de Samuel. 
Depois daquela celebração, quando regressavam à cidade, Samuel trouxe Saul para o terraço sobre a casa e esteve ali a conversar com ele. 
Ao romper do dia seguinte, chamou-o: Levanta-te; tens de te pôr já a caminho. Saul levantou-se e preparou-se, e Samuel acompanhou-o até à saída da cidade. 
Quando chegaram às muralhas disse a Saul que mandasse o criado à frente, e dirigiu-se-lhe nestes termos: Recebi da parte do Senhor uma mensagem especial para ti. 

Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a man [of] Benjamin, a mighty man of valor. 
And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a young and goodly man: and there was not among the sons of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people. 
And the donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the attendants with you, and arise, go seek the donkeys. 
And he passed through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they didn't find them: then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and they were not there: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they didn't find them. 
When they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his attendant that was with him, Come, and let us return, or else my father will leave off caring for the donkeys, and be anxious for us. 
And he said to him, Look now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man who is held in honor; all that he says surely comes to pass: now let us go there; perhaps he can tell us concerning our journey on which we go. 
Then Saul said to his attendant, But, look, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what do we have? 
And the attendant answered Saul again, and said, Look, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way. 
(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he said, Come, and let us go to the seer; for he who is now called a Prophet was formerly called a Seer.) 
Then said Saul to his attendant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went to the city where the man of God was. 
As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, Is the seer here? 
And they answered them, and said, He is; look, [he is] before you: hurry now, for he has come today into the city; for the people have a sacrifice today in the high place: 
as soon as you{+} come into the city, you{+} will right away find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he comes, because he blesses the sacrifice; [and] afterward they who are invited will eat. Now therefore go{+} up; for at this time you{+} will find him. 
And they went up to the city; [and] as they came inside the city, look, Samuel came out toward them, to go up to the high place. 
Now Yahweh had revealed to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying, 
Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man out of the land of Benjamin, and you will anoint him to be leader over my people Israel; and he will save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked on my people, because their cry has come to me. 
And when Samuel saw Saul, Yahweh said to him, Look, the man of whom I spoke to you! This same will have authority over my people. 
Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray you, where the seer's house is. 
And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer; go up before me to the high place, for you{+} will eat with me today: and in the morning I will let you go, and will tell you all that is in your heart. 
And as for your donkeys being lost now these three days, don't set your mind on them; for they have been found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you, and for all your father's house? 
And Saul answered and said, Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then did you speak to me after this manner? 
And Samuel took Saul and his attendant, and brought them into the guest-chamber, and made them sit in the chiefest place among those who were invited, who were about thirty persons. 
And Samuel said to the cook, Bring the portion which I gave you, of which I said to you, Set it by you. 
And the cook took up the thigh, and that which was on it, and set it before Saul. And [Samuel] said, Look, that which has been reserved! Set it before you and eat; because to the appointed time has it been kept for you, for I said, I have invited the people. So Saul ate with Samuel that day. 
And when they had come down from the high place into the city, he communed with Saul on the housetop. 
And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called to Saul on the housetop, saying, Rise up, that I may send you away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad. 
As they were going down at the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the attendant to pass on before us (and he passed on), but you stand still first, that I may cause you to hear the word of God. 

1 Samuel 10

Cis era um homem rico e influente da tribo de Benjamim. Era filho de Abiel, neto de Zeror e bisneto de Becorate e ainda trineto de Afias. Tinha um filho, Saul, que era o moço mais bem parecido que havia em Israel. Em altura, ultrapassava acima dos ombros fosse quem fosse de entre os seus concidadãos. 
Um dia aconteceu que os jumentos de Cis se extraviaram; então mandou Saul com um criado à procura deles. Percorreram toda a zona das colinas de Efraim, mais a terra de Salisa, e ainda a área de Saalim, assim como todo o território de Benjamim, mas não os encontraram. Finalmente, depois de os terem procurado na terra de Zufe, Saul disse para o criado: Vamos embora; a esta hora meu pai deve estar mais preocupado connosco do que com os jumentos! 
Mas o moço respondeu-lhe: Eu pensei numa coisa! Há um profeta que vive aqui nesta terra; é tido em grande consideração por todo o povo, porque tudo quanto diz é verdade; vamos ter com ele, talvez possa indicar-nos alguma pista para encontrarmos os animais. 
Mas é que não temos aqui nada com que lhe pagar, replicou Saul. Até a comida que trazíamos se acabou já; não temos mais nada. 
Bom, eu tenho aqui uma moeda de prata; podemos ao menos oferecer-lhe isto, e logo se vê o que acontece. 
Está bem, concordou Saul, vamos tentar. E dirigiram-se para a povoação onde vivia o profeta. Enquanto subiam a encosta em direcção à localidade, viram umas raparigas que saíam da povoação à procura de água, e perguntaram-lhe se o vidente estava na cidade. (Naqueles dias os profetas eram chamados videntes. As pessoas diziam que iam consultar o vidente, e não consultar o profeta, como dizemos hoje.) 
Sim, responderam elas, vão sempre por esse caminho, porque vai direito à casa dele. Ele mora mesmo da parte de dentro da entrada da povoação. Acabou agora mesmo de chegar de fora e tem de estar presente num sacrifício público, no alto da colina. Por isso despachem-se porque deve estar mesmo a sair de casa; os convidados habitualmente não começam a comer sem que ele chegue e abençoe os alimentos. 
Entraram na cidade e, ao passarem a entrada, viram precisamente Samuel que saía para ir ao alto da colina. 
Samuel aliás estava prevenido. O Senhor tinha dito no dia anterior: 
Amanhã, por esta altura, vou-te mandar um homem da terra de Benjamim. Deverás ungi-lo como chefe do meu povo. Ele livrá-lo-á dos filisteus. Olhei para o meu povo com misericórdia, e ouvi o seu choro. 
Quando Samuel viu Saul, o Senhor disse-lhe: É este o homem de quem te falei! Ele regerá o meu povo. 
Nesse preciso momento Saul aproximou-se de Samuel e perguntou-lhe: Diz-me por favor onde é a casa do vidente. 
Sou eu o vidente, replicou Samuel. Sobe a colina à minha frente e comeremos juntos; amanhã dir-te-ei o que pretendes saber e poderás ir-te embora. Entretanto não te preocupes mais com os jumentos que se perderam há já três dias, porque já foram achados. De qualquer maneira, és tu que tens na mão os destinos de Israel, a partir de agora! 
Perdão, senhor, replicou Saul. Eu sou da tribo de Benjamim, a mais pequena de Israel, e a minha família é a menos importante de todas as tribos. Deves ter-te enganado! 
Contudo Samuel levou Saul e o moço para a sala do banquete e fê-los sentarem-se à cabeceira da mesa, dando-lhe um lugar de honra acima dos outros trinta convidados especiais. 
Samuel entretanto tinha já dado ordens ao cozinheiro para reservar o melhor pedaço da carne, destinada ao convidado de honra. 
O cozinheiro trouxe-a então e pô-la diante de Saul. Vá, come, disse-lhe Samuel, foi para ti que a mandei reservar, mesmo antes de ter convidado estes outros. Saul comeu na companhia de Samuel. 
Depois daquela celebração, quando regressavam à cidade, Samuel trouxe Saul para o terraço sobre a casa e esteve ali a conversar com ele. 
Ao romper do dia seguinte, chamou-o: Levanta-te; tens de te pôr já a caminho. Saul levantou-se e preparou-se, e Samuel acompanhou-o até à saída da cidade. 
Quando chegaram às muralhas disse a Saul que mandasse o criado à frente, e dirigiu-se-lhe nestes termos: Recebi da parte do Senhor uma mensagem especial para ti. 

Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a man [of] Benjamin, a mighty man of valor. 
And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a young and goodly man: and there was not among the sons of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people. 
And the donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the attendants with you, and arise, go seek the donkeys. 
And he passed through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they didn't find them: then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and they were not there: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they didn't find them. 
When they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his attendant that was with him, Come, and let us return, or else my father will leave off caring for the donkeys, and be anxious for us. 
And he said to him, Look now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man who is held in honor; all that he says surely comes to pass: now let us go there; perhaps he can tell us concerning our journey on which we go. 
Then Saul said to his attendant, But, look, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what do we have? 
And the attendant answered Saul again, and said, Look, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way. 
(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he said, Come, and let us go to the seer; for he who is now called a Prophet was formerly called a Seer.) 
Then said Saul to his attendant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went to the city where the man of God was. 
As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, Is the seer here? 
And they answered them, and said, He is; look, [he is] before you: hurry now, for he has come today into the city; for the people have a sacrifice today in the high place: 
as soon as you{+} come into the city, you{+} will right away find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he comes, because he blesses the sacrifice; [and] afterward they who are invited will eat. Now therefore go{+} up; for at this time you{+} will find him. 
And they went up to the city; [and] as they came inside the city, look, Samuel came out toward them, to go up to the high place. 
Now Yahweh had revealed to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying, 
Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man out of the land of Benjamin, and you will anoint him to be leader over my people Israel; and he will save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked on my people, because their cry has come to me. 
And when Samuel saw Saul, Yahweh said to him, Look, the man of whom I spoke to you! This same will have authority over my people. 
Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray you, where the seer's house is. 
And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer; go up before me to the high place, for you{+} will eat with me today: and in the morning I will let you go, and will tell you all that is in your heart. 
And as for your donkeys being lost now these three days, don't set your mind on them; for they have been found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you, and for all your father's house? 
And Saul answered and said, Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then did you speak to me after this manner? 
And Samuel took Saul and his attendant, and brought them into the guest-chamber, and made them sit in the chiefest place among those who were invited, who were about thirty persons. 
And Samuel said to the cook, Bring the portion which I gave you, of which I said to you, Set it by you. 
And the cook took up the thigh, and that which was on it, and set it before Saul. And [Samuel] said, Look, that which has been reserved! Set it before you and eat; because to the appointed time has it been kept for you, for I said, I have invited the people. So Saul ate with Samuel that day. 
And when they had come down from the high place into the city, he communed with Saul on the housetop. 
And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called to Saul on the housetop, saying, Rise up, that I may send you away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad. 
As they were going down at the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the attendant to pass on before us (and he passed on), but you stand still first, that I may cause you to hear the word of God. 

1 Samuel 10